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Related: About this forumIs it sexist to call a woman "snippy"?
I was called that and can't think of when a man was called that term.
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Is it sexist to call a woman "snippy"? (Original Post)
no_hypocrisy
Jun 2022
OP
Context is important. The less you know the man, the more sexist it sounds.
texasfiddler
Jun 2022
#7
Walleye
(33,709 posts)1. I know I have called men snippy before. As well as snotty
Ocelot II
(119,038 posts)2. I don't think of it that way; I've used it on men a few times.
Mostly my brother, who is occasionally inclined to snippiness.
Karadeniz
(23,054 posts)3. I've used snippy for a man and snarky.
FoxNewsSucks
(10,722 posts)4. No, there are a lot of "snippy" men too.
elleng
(134,536 posts)5. No.
1 : short-tempered, snappish. 2 : unduly brief or curt. 3 : putting on airs : sniffy.
also: abrupt,
bluff,
blunt,
brusque.
(also brusk),
crusty,
curt,
downright,
madaboutharry
(40,981 posts)6. I have called a man snippy and snippedty.
I have also called a man a drama Queen. Ive said lots of things I have no inclination to take back!
texasfiddler
(2,140 posts)7. Context is important. The less you know the man, the more sexist it sounds.
I have called my wife "snippy" before, but she was in a bad mood and took it out on me. She is better educated than me and most of the time reacts better emotionally to issues than myself. I still reserve the right to have candid conversations with her and she has the same right with me.
onecaliberal
(34,932 posts)8. I say salty or spicy and its not gender specific.